Note G – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated other comprehensive loss includes certain adjustments to pension liabilities, foreign currency translation adjustments, certain activity for interest rate swaps and treasury rate locks that qualify as cash flow hedges and unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities. Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive loss consisted of the following:


(in thousands)	Pension Liability			Foreign Currency⁽³⁾			Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Securities			Derivatives			Total
Balance at August 29, 2015	$	(70,795	)	$	(171,488	)	$	(26	)	$	(7,209	)	$	(249,518	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications		(24,542	)		(39,524	)		206			(2,687	)		(66,547	)
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss⁽¹⁾		6,447	⁽²⁾		—			(60	)⁽⁴⁾		2,149	⁽⁵⁾		8,536

Balance at August 27, 2016		(88,890	)		(211,012	)		120			(7,747	)		(307,529	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications		8,046			35,198			(60	)		—			43,184
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss⁽¹⁾		8,468	⁽²⁾		—			(71	)⁽⁴⁾		1,391	⁽⁵⁾		9,788

Balance at August 26, 2017	$	(72,376	)	$	(175,814	)	$	(11	)	$	(6,356	)	$	(254,557	)

(1)

Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to Accumulated other comprehensive loss.

(2)

Represents amortization of pension liability adjustments, net of taxes of $5,406 in fiscal 2017 and $4,059 in fiscal 2016, which is recorded in Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Income. See “Note L – Pension and Savings Plans” for further discussion.

(3)

Foreign currency is not shown net of additional U.S. tax as earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries are intended to be permanently reinvested.

(4)

Represents realized losses on marketable securities, net of taxes of $38 in fiscal 2017 and $33 in fiscal 2016, which is recorded in Operating, selling, general, and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Income. See “Note F – Marketable Securities” for further discussion.

(5)

Represents gains and losses on derivatives, net of taxes of $814 in fiscal 2017 and $315 in fiscal 2016, which is recorded in Interest expense, net, on the Consolidated Statements of Income. See “Note H – Derivative Financial Instruments” for further discussion.

The 2017 pension actuarial gain of $8.0 million and the 2016 pension actuarial loss of $24.5 million include amounts not yet reflected in periodic pension costs primarily driven by changes in the discount rate.